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Month: August 2020

Mesa PD: Officers’ actions were appropriate in bean bag shooting of Lorenzo Jones.

Posted on August 7, 2020April 15, 2021 by The Community Armor Project

ABC 15 Arizona – MESA – The Mesa Police Department says the officers’ actions were appropriate when they pelted a man, who had his hands up, with a bean bag round, according to their use-of-force policy.

Pastor Andre Miller ofNew Beginnings Christian Church, who is advocating for the Jones family, said the SWAT team’s use of force against Jones was too “heavy-handed.”

Full Article – https://www.abc15.com/news/region-southeast-valley/mesa/mesa-pd-officers-actions-were-appropriate-in-bean-bag-shooting-of-lorenzo-jones

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